Athletics at the 1996 Summer Paralympics – Men's marathon T10

Men's marathon T10 at the X Paralympic Games
Paralympic Athletics
Competitors	14 from 11 nations
Medalists
Harumi Yanagawa  Japan Carlo Durante  Italy Nicolas Ledezma  Mexico

The Men's marathon T10 was a marathon event in athletics at the 1996 Summer Paralympics, for totally blind athletes. Defending champion Carlo Durante of Italy took part, as did 1992 silver medallist Tofiri Kibuuka of Norway, and 1988 gold medallist Joerund Gaasemyr or Norway, holder of the Paralympic record in 2:45:48. Durante failed to defend his title, and took silver, finishing two and a half minutes behind Japan's Harumi Yanagawa, who had finished sixth four years earlier. The two Norwegians failed to obtain a place on the podium. Of the fourteen starters, eleven reached the finish line.^[1]

Results

Place	Athlete		Time
1	Harumi Yanagawa (JPN)		2:50:56
2	Carlo Durante (ITA)		2:53:32
3	Nicolas Ledezma (MEX)		2:56:13
4	Klaus Meyer (GER)		2:57:45
5	Joerund Gaasemyr (NOR)		2:58:24
6	Tofiri Kibuuka (NOR)		3:05:06
7	Donald Mott (USA)		3:28:34
8	Jan Gosselin (BEL)		3:34:12
9	David Collins (USA)		3:43:45
10	Santigo Morrone (ARG)		3:44:07
11	William Covington (USA)		3:50:02
-	Kang Dae (KOR)		dnf
-	Martin Mozo (COL)		dnf
-	Konstantinos Stavridis (GRE)		dnf

See also

• Marathon at the Paralympics

References